How to apply a strobe effect?

[Matteo693]

Do I have to "invert" every few frames or ... Will a strobe light capture properly on video?? I imagine it would be jerky...? Any simple genius methods???

[Gees]

Oh, I saw a pretty tedious explanation once. :c* It was where you make a vid (to overlay) same length as original but alternate with one black, one white frame, and then make one or the other not show through filters.

I tried it - as an experiment - and it was not worth all the work involved.

You might? be able to fake the look by overlaying a black frame (or series of frames) every so often in a repeating pattern.

Easiest way would be to find a vid editing prog that includes its own strobe filter, or others may know virtualdub filter or avisynth script ways to achieve it.

You don't say what editor you use.

Good luck. :c)